Although some GWASs have shown nominally significant support, genes encoding GABA A receptor subunits generally have not been among the top genes identified by GWASs.
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However, a recent study in which the ADH1B*2 allele was genotyped in several thousand people of European ancestry showed a highly significant protective effect, comparable in magnitude to that in Asians ( Bierut et al. 2012 ).